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Anti-money laundering guidance for the legal sector: notaries20 Apr 2021
Anti-money laundering guidance for the legal sector: trust or company service providers20 Apr 2021
DAC 6 and legal professional privilege 26 Jan 2021
Guidance for solicitors advising on tax24 Aug 2020
How to apply the EU tax rules26 Jan 2021
Joint Law Society and City of London Law Society Q&A on the PSC Register08 Nov 2019
Joint guidance on changes to the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers28 Jun 2021
Notes on intra-group guarantees and intra-group loans05 Jun 2018
Q&A on how to use electronic signatures and complete virtual executions 06 Jan 2021
Trust Registration Service (TRS) and AML compliance11 Apr 2022
UK regulations made to implement the EU mandatory disclosure rules - reporting requirements for intermediaries28 Jan 2020

Blockchain: the legal implications of distributed systems01 Aug 2017
Capital allowances - seizing the opportunity26 Mar 2015
China in focus: Impact on UK legal services01 Aug 2017
City Legal Index14 Dec 2017

Bribery Act 201025 Nov 2019
Confidentiality around client insolvency17 Nov 2010
Execution of a document using an electronic signature21 Jul 2016

Can I sign a residential conveyancing contract on behalf of a client?27 Jul 2020
Can a company recover costs as a litigant in person?24 Aug 2020
Can a spouse/partner administer a statutory declaration?19 May 2020
How can I confirm the status of a company based in the Channel Islands?17 Aug 2020

Lexis Nexis guide to making and administering a statutory declaration by video conference12 Nov 2021

DAC 6: Implementing the new EU tax reporting rules in the UK26 Jan 2021

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Sustainability disclosure requirements and investment labels – Law Society response

We’ve responded to a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) discussion paper seeking initial views on sustainability, disclosure requirements and investment labels.

21 Jan 2022

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BEIS, HMT and HMRC consultation on corporate re-domiciliation – Law Society response

We’ve responded to a government consultation that's seeking views on the introduction of a corporate re-domiciliation regime to support companies that want to relocate to the UK.

21 Jan 2022

Intellectual property
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UK's future regime for exhaustion of IP rights – Law Society response

We've responded to the government's consultation on the UK's future regime for the exhaustion of intellectual property rights.

07 Oct 2021

Small firms
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How changes to accounting dates could lead to higher tax bills

Andy Poole, from Law Society partner Armstrong Watson, explains how the proposed basis period reform could lead to higher tax bills for law firms.

10 Sep 2021

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Sustainability disclosure requirements and investment labels – Law Society response

BEIS, HMT and HMRC consultation on corporate re-domiciliation – Law Society response

UK's future regime for exhaustion of IP rights – Law Society response

How changes to accounting dates could lead to higher tax bills

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